••• I nearly got run over by these two vehicles making the illegal right turn from White to W. Broadway, driving a half-block against traffic so they can turn left onto N. Moore. It boggles my mind that this situation persists. The DOT micromanages everywhere else, but leaves this as is.

Violations recorded in the following area (s), a Notice of Violation issued and establishment ordered closed by the Department of Health at the initial operational cycle inspection conducted on 11/05/2018.

94 percent of restaurants in NYC are given an A RATING by the health department. To be closed, this place must have been absolutely terrible. Let’s assume the worst – rats, mice, flies, raw food. Even getting a B RATING reflects horrible sanitation and disgusting conditions. Eating or drinking at one of these places means taking huge chances. Benares just closed because it had a B RATING. I believe that TRIBECA Tap House is the only remaining place in TRIBECA with a B RATING, though I also saw a deli in FiDi recently with one. Not aware of any C RATED restaurants in this area. Saw one once in KoreaTown. I think you usually go from a B RATING to being closed by the health cops if you do not clean up your act quickly. Obao will not be missed.

“Two types of inspections result in a letter grade: initial inspections for which the restaurant earns an A and reinspections that result in an A, B or C.

“A restaurant has two chances to earn an A in every inspection cycle. If it doesn’t earn an A on the first inspection, it’s scored but ungraded. An inspector goes back to the restaurant unannounced, typically within a month, to inspect it again and the re-inspection is graded. If the grade is a B or C, the restaurant will receive a grade card and a grade pending card. It can post either card until it has an opportunity to be heard at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings Health Tribunal.”